NERS/BIOE 481
Lecture 01
Introduction

Syllabus

I. Introduction

  1. Imaging Systems
    1. General Model
    2. Medical diagnosis
    3. Industrial inspection
  2. Modern Radiation Imaging
    1. Electronic Imaging
    2. Digital Radiography
    3. X-ray computed tomography
    4. Radioisotope imaging
    5. Emission tomography
      1. SPECT
      2. PET
  3. The Radiation Imaging Industry
    1. Medical Imaging
      1. Market Segments
      2. Market Growth
      3. Health Delivery
    2. Manufacturers
      1. US
      2. Europe
      3. Japan
  4. Historical foundations.
    1. Discovery
      1. 1879 - Crookes, cathode ray tube
      2. 1895 - W. Roentgen, x-rays
      3. 1897 - J.J. Thomson, electrons
      4. 1896 - Becqurel, radioactivity (uranium)
      5. 1898 - Curie, radium
    2. Evolution
      1. 1896 - Crookes tube and coil
      2. 1896 - Fluoroscopy and screens
      3. 1913 - 1930s, Coolidge tubes
      4. 1913 - 1925, antiscatter grids
      5. 1953 - image amplifier
      6. 1945 - image intensifier
      7. 1949 - 1958, radioisotope imaging
      8. 1970s - Computer Tomography (CT)
        1. xray CT
        2. SPECT
        3. PET